Scalp protecting pad for hair waving



'June 21, 193s.

v. GERAcl 2,121,466

SCALP PROTECTING PAD FOR HAIR WAVING Fil'ed March 3o, 1957 ATTORNEY.

Patented June 21, 17938 UNITED STATESv SGALP PROTECTING PAD FOR HAIR WAVING Vito Geraci, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor of onehalf to Alfonso Furibondo, BrooklynN. Y.

` Application March 30, 1937, Serial No. 133,786

Claims. (C1` 132--36.1)

The invention relates to pads used for protecting the scalp of persons having their hair waved, and it is particularly well adapted for use with the so-called Croquignole system of 5 permanent waving. It has for its main object to so construct'the pad that it will positively `prevent undue heating of the scalp, as well as eliminate any danger from scalding by the hot vapor or steam created during the process.

Another object is to provide a pad of sanitary construction which can be thoroughly cleaned after use. Additional objects are to provide a pad of this type which is easy to manipulate,

which will hold the strands of hair from going,

l5 astray without any extra effort on the part of the operator, and which can be manufactured and sold at a relatively low cost.

These and various other objects and advantages will be readily understood from the follow- 20 ing description and from the accompanying drawing of a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which, however, certain modifications might be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims. In the drawing, z5 Fig. 1 is a plan view of the pad,

Fig. 2 is a similar plan view but with'the iiaps turned up,

Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 2,- 30 Fig. 5 is a plan view showing the pad with a clamp attached, and

Fig. 6 is a side view of Fig. 5. Referring now to all the views simultaneously, the device consists of a pad I0, preferably made 35 of felt in which a slit II is cut. A piece of sheet rubber, or other, preferably water-proof, material is placed on top of the felt pad. This sheet is provided with a central slot I2 and with a plurality of slits I3 so that two flaps I4 and I5 are 40 formed as well as two supporting members I6 and I'I. The supporting members I6 and I1 are stitched, glued or otherwise secured on top of the felt pad in such a manner that the slit I I in the felt is exactly in the center of the slot I2. 45 By constructing the pad in this manner the flaps I4 and I5 may be bent upwardly, as plainly shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 6 and be inserted between the jaws of any standard clamp I8, such as are generally used in hair waving. The pad is used 50 in the following manner: A strand of hair to be waved is drawn through the slit II and through the slot I2 until the pad I0 rests upon the scalp of the person being treated. The iiaps I4 and I5 are now raised after which the clamp I8 is fas- 55 tened around the aps and tightened in the usual manner. The clamp rests on the supporting members I 6 and I'I.

A Infolding up the iiaps,-air passages. I9 are formed between the bottom of the flaps and the felt pad I0. It will be seen that, when in place, 5 the strands of hair are embedded in the soft rubber flaps and that no steam from the waving operation can possibly penetrate between the iiaps and thus injure the scalp. Furthermore, the ends of the slot I2 effectively prevent 10 the hairs from being dislodged.

The advantage of having the flaps foldable, as shown, is that it makes it much easier to drawv the strands of hair through the pad and arrange it properly for treatment. Furthermore, the hair can be clamped much tighter than would be the case if the flaps were formed integrally with the pad, as has been previously done. In addition to this it makes it much easier to clean the pad after it has been used, as well as to store it. lWhile the hair is being treated currents of air can freely pass through the air openings I9, thus tending to cool the scalp. It will be noted that inasmuch as the clamp I8 rests on the members I6 and I'I it does not interfere with these 25 openings.

I-Iaving described the invention and its obj ects, what I claim as new and wish to protect by Letters Patent isz- 1. A scalp protecting pad, of the class described, comprising a sheet of water proof material having a substantially centrally located slot; two cuts provided in each side of the water proof sheet so as to form two oppositely-disposed flaps; the ends of the sheet secured to the top of a soft, heat-insulating pad having a slit aligned with the slot in the sheet; the pad adapted to rest on the scalp of the person having his hair waved; the slit in the pad adapted to have a lock of hair passed through it; and the flaps of the sheet adapted to be folded up to engage the lock of hair with their inner faces and to be engaged on' their outer faces by the clamp customarily used in hair waving.

2. A scalp protecting pad, of the class described, comprising a sheet of water proof material having a substantially centrally located slot; two cuts provided in each side of the water proof sheet so as to form two oppositely-disposed aps; the ends of the sheet secured to the top of a soft, heat-insulating pad having a slit aligned with the slot in the sheet; the pad adapted to rest on the scalp of the person having his hair waved; the slit in the pad adapted to have a lock of hair passed through it; the iiaps of the sheet adapted to be folded up to engage the lock of hair with their inner faces and to be engaged on their outer faces by the clamp customarily used in hair waving; and the cuts which form the l aps made of such length that the material be tween the oppositely-disposed cuts will be shorter than the width of the slot in the sheet so that, when the vflaps are turned up, air passages will be formed between the lower edges of these and the Ytop of the heat insulating pad. v

3. A scalp protecting pad, of the class described,

comprising a sheet of water proof material havto be folded up to engage the lock of hair with their inner faces and to be engaged on their outer f aces by the clamp customarily used in hair Waving; the cuts which form the flaps made of such length that the material between the oppositelydisposed cuts will be shorter than the width of the slot in the sheet so that, when the aps are turned up, air passages will be formed between the lower edges of these and the top of the heat insulating pad; and the ends of the sheet adapted to support said clamp to raise it above the pad so as to not interfere with the air passages.

4. A scalp protecting pad, of the class described, comprising a sheet of material having a substantially centrally located slot; a flap formed integrally with the sheet on each side of the slot; and said flaps adapted to lie doWn iiat and to be folded up to engage a lock of hair with their inner faces and to be engaged on their outer faces by a clamp of the kind customarily used in hair waving.

5. A scalp protecting pad, of the class described, comprising a sheet of material having a substantially centrally located slot; two cuts provided in each side of the sheet so as to form two oppositely-disposed flaps; and said flaps adapted to lie down flat and to be folded up to engage a lock of hair with their inner faces and to be engaged on their outer faces by a clamp of the kind customarily used in hair waving.

VITO GERACI. 

